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World Nuclear Power Reactors 1951–2025
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World
Abandoned Constructions
93
Under Construction
62
Operating
411
Long-Term Outage
31
Closed
217
Number of Reactors
(as of March 2025)
32.2
Mean Age of Reactor Fleet
(as of March 2025)
9.15%
Stable
Nuclear Share in Electricity Production
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WNISR
in the Media –
8 April 2025
Hespress English (Morocco)
Report: Morocco’s nuclear plans still on hold, but new tech could change that
Morocco is looking to join the growing list of countries using nuclear power, but it’s not there yet, says the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2024. by Imane Lechheb • 7 April 2025 With a grid that can handle the added load of a nuclear reactor, Morocco has the technical setup needed. But despite these capabilities, Morocco’s nuclear plans are still on paper, with no real progress on building any reactors. Morocco, along with a few other African countries, has a large enough (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
8 April 2025 [de]
Der Spiegel (Germany)
Die übersehene Revolution
Zwischen der realen Entwicklung erneuerbarer Energien und dem medialen Bild davon klafft eine bizarre Lücke. Erst vergangene Woche wurde eine Sensation verkündet, aber kaum jemand bekam sie mit. von Christian Stöcker • 6 April 2025 Nehmen wir an, Sie machen für eine Klassenfahrt einen Obstgroßeinkauf: Früchte als Proviant für lange Busfahrten. Sie kaufen 585 Äpfel und, weil es in ihrem Jahrgang ein paar Leute mit Apfelallergie gibt, acht Birnen und noch ein paar Bananen. Würden Sie im (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
28 February 2025 [de]
Deutschlandfunk: Forschung aktuell (Germany)
AKW
-Ausbau: Von „Renaissance der Kernkraft“ kann keine Rede sein
Weltweit wird die Nutzung von Atomenergie intensiv diskutiert. Von einer Renaissance der Kernenergie ist die Rede. Dagmar Röhrlich • 25. Februar 2025 Zahlreiche Staaten planen den Ausbau der Atomkraft, wie Polen, Rumänien, Frankreich, die Niederlande, Belgien aber auch Ägypten. Startups bis hin zu Bill Gates’ TerraPower und staatliche Forschungseinrichtungen arbeiten auch deshalb an neuen Reaktortechnologien. Doch handelt es sich wirklich um einen substantiellen Aufschwung oder um einen (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
18 February 2025 [tr]
BirGün (Türkiye)
Nükleer enerjinin durumunu rakamlar anlatıyor
TMMOB
Elektrik Mühendisleri Odası geçen hafta Ankara’da Dünya Nükleer Endüstrisi Durum Raporu’nun tanıtımı için bir dizi etkinlik düzenledi. Raporun sonuçları baş yazarı ve koordinatörü Mycle Schneider yaptı. 2024 raporunun yazarlarından biri olduğum için ben de sunumları Ankara’da izledim. 2007 yılından bu yana düzenli yayımlanan bu nükleer külliyata siz de worldnuclearreport.org adresinden ulaşabilirsiniz. Özgür Gürbüz • 17 February 2025 Beş yüz sayfayı aşan bu rapor nükleer karşıtı (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
14 February 2025
Forbes (U.S.)
Power Play: The Economics Of Nuclear Vs. Renewables
The global energy landscape is shifting as countries weigh the costs and benefits of nuclear power versus renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydro. With economic feasibility being a major driver of energy policy, a thorough cost-benefit analysis of these technologies is essential. This article examines the Levelized Cost of Electricity, the role of government subsidies, and investment trends across key markets, including the U.S., Canada, the
EU
, the
UK
, the Caribbean and (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
12 February 2025
Asian Power
Fewer countries build new nuclear reactors in 2024
This decreased to 13 countries. 12 February 2025 The number of countries building new nuclear plants declined in 2024, with projects underway in 13 states, a decrease of two from the year prior, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report (
WNISR
). As of 1 January 2025, there were 61 units under construction in 13 countries,
WNISR
said. Almost half (29) are under construction in China, including four implemented by Russia. Nuclear facilities are also being built by Moscow in (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
1 February 2025
Meer (Montenegro)
Nuclear power: hype vs. reality in the age of
AI
Challenges and failures of nuclear energy amidst renewed industry promises and government funding Jonathon Porritt • 29 January 2025 Advocates of nuclear power are having a bit of a moment. It is, be sure, a confected moment, as I’ll explain, but it is indisputably a moment. And therefore problematic. This is an industry that never gives up and to which the normal rules don’t apply. Even as market forces have made it abundantly clear that nuclear for new generating capacity is very far (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
27 January 2025 [cs]
Ekonomický deník (Czech Republic)
Jaderná slabota. Loni bylo spuštěno sedm nových reaktorů, devět bloků se začalo stavět
Ať se nám to líbí nebo ne, vysněná renesance jaderné energetiky stále nedorazila. A pokud někdo staví, jak to jsou Číňané nebo Rusové. Z devíti nově zahájených staveb jaderných bloků v roce 2024 bylo šest v Číně a jedna v Pákistánu, tu ovšem budují čínské společnosti. Rusové odstartovali zbývající dvě stavby – jednu doma a druhou v Egyptě. Uvádí to zpráva o stavu jaderného průmyslu (
WNISR
), za kterou stojí k jádru skeptický expert Mycle Schneider. 26.01.2025 • David Tramba K 1. lednu (…)
WNISR
Essential News –
21 January 2025
Nuclear 2024 in Numbers
Fewer Countries Building New Reactors
As of 1 January 2025, 411 nuclear power reactors were operating in the world—two units less than one year earlier—with an identical combined capacity of 371 gigawatt (
GW
). Construction of new nuclear plants was underway in 13 countries, that is two fewer countries than a year ago. Outside China, the number of reactors under construction dropped by one.
WNISR
, 21 January 2025 In 2024, seven new reactors with a total capacity of 8.2
GW
were connected to the grid—three in China and one (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
20 January 2025 [fr]
Le Monde (France)
L’Afrique n’a qu’une centrale nucléaire, mais une multitude de projets
Plusieurs pays du continent ont signé des accords avec la Russie et la Chine pour produire de l’énergie nucléaire. Leur ambition se heurte toutefois à de nombreux obstacles. Par Marie de Vergès • 15 janvier 2025 Il ne se passe plus guère de semaines sans qu’un Etat africain clame son ambition de miser sur l’énergie nucléaire. Dernière en date, la Namibie indiquait, début janvier, chercher à obtenir de la Chine des investissements dans le secteur. «
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